AS IT IS 2013-06-24 Tax Havens; Corruption in Thailand Hello, and welcome once again to As It Is, our daily show for people learning everyday American English. Im Christopher Cruise in Washington. Today on the program, we report on demands by some th

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Chapter 39 The emancipation proclamation 第39章《解放奴隶宣言》 402. The Blockade. 402.封锁 On the fall of Fort Sumter President Lincoln ordered a blockade of the Confederate seaports. 在萨穆特要塞失陷之后,林肯总统命令封

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Toward the end of the war there were absolutely no medicines for the Southern soldiers, and guns were so scarce that it was proposed to arm one regiment with pikes. 到战争结束的时候南方士兵已经彻底没有药品可用,他们尤其缺乏

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By Jim Teeple Jerusalem 21 January 2008 Israel has decided to lift the blockade on the Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip Tuesday to allow a single shipment of fuel and medical supplies into the territory. VOA's Jim Teeple reports from our Jerusalem bureau.

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By Challiss McDonough Cairo 21 January 2008 There is growing concern from the international community about the four-day Israeli blockade on the Gaza Strip, after the territory's only power station shut down for lack of fuel. Egyptian President Hosni

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By Jim Teeple Jerusalem 22 January 2008 Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas says he remains committed to peace talks, despite the Israeli blockade of the Gaza Strip and heavy fighting there between Hamas militants and Israeli forces. VOA's Jim Teeple

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A move by South Korean lawmakers to advance a controversial free-trade agreement with the United States has sparked physical clashes between opposing parties -- with one side physically barricading itself from the other. The scuffles underline an in

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European Union Foreign Policy Chief Catherine Ashton, left, talks to a Palestinian chemist at a pharmaceutical company lab in Beit Hanoun, northern Gaza Strip, 18 Jul 2010 European Union Foreign Policy Chief Catherine Ashton visited war-torn Gaza, a

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Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu sits before testifying in front of a state-appointed inquiry commission into the Israeli naval raid on a Gaza aid flotilla, in Jerusalem, 9 Aug 2010 Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu testified before

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Palestinian Fishermen Face Borders, Bullets 巴勒斯坦渔民面临边界问题 GAZA Under the Oslo accords of the 1990s, Palestinian fishermen are supposed to be able to fish 37 kilometers (20 nautical miles) off the coast of Gaza, but Israel has t

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The Chinese government has outlined the main priorities for Chinese President Xi Jinping's forthcoming attendance at the G20 Summit in Brisbane, Australia this weekend. The Foreign Ministry says the president is expected to focus mostly on the state

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By Lisa Schlein Geneva 25 October 2007 A senior United Nations official says Israel's economic blockade of the Gaza Strip does not bode well for U.S.-sponsored Middle East peace talks expected later this year. He appeals to Israel to lift restriction

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Career Dreams Deferred by Gaza Blockade BEACH REFUGEE CAMP, GAZA Amir Arafat is shopping for his family. He has nothing better to do. Since he returned to Gaza 18 months ago with a degree in computer science from a U.S. university, he has not been ab

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Demonstrators hold a sign against the blockade of the Gaza Strip near Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's residence in Jerusalem, 31 May 2010 As the United Nations considers investigating this week's Israeli ship raid Arab leaders are calling for end

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今天我们要学的词是coordinated。Coordinated, 意思是协调的,合作的。为了挽救负债累累的欧洲大陆, The world's major central banks launched a coordinated action to provide cheap, emergency U.S. dollar loans to banks in

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今天我们要学的词是uphold。 Uphold, 支持,支撑。 President Obama said the U.S. needs an immigration reform that upholds the nation's tradition as a land of immigrants, 美国总统奥巴马表示,美国需要进行移民改革,继续

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The intensive cares units at Rantissi Children's Hospital,try telling doctors here there's no humanitarian crisis in Gaza.They say Israel's blockade has kept spare parts out of Gaza for ventilator machines with lethal consequences for two children th

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Thailand's government faces an escalating crisis after police repeatedly fired tear gas to break up protesters blockading the parliament building. The clashes led to the resignation of a deputy prime minister. As Ron Corben reports from Bangkok, the

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Workers load supplies on to a cargo ship at the Lavrio port, about 60 kilometers (37miles) southeast of Athens, Greece, 09 Jul 2010 There is drama on the high seas, as a humanitarian aid ship sails toward the Palestinian-ruled Gaza Strip. The Israeli

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Israel has decided to lift the blockade on the Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip Tuesday to allow a single shipment of fuel and medical supplies into the territory. 以色列放松了对加沙地区的封锁,允许限量的食品和燃油通过以色列检

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